The authors said their findings should serve as a call to action. "We hear so much about gun control and mental health coverage following Newtown, and those are important in terms of prevention, but there's no easy solution," Forman-Hoffman says. "These kinds of traumas and natural disasters are going to keep happening, so we really do need to turn attention to determining what works best for these kids."

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1. 1. Jean 12:28 PM 2/11/13

   Someone needs to evaluate the therapeutic value of a hugs regimen from a caring, gentle, protective person or person. Hugs can have residual effects and even recalling them can calm a person down.

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2. 2. MyLittleRadish 11:02 PM 2/12/13

   I would like to introduce everyone to a pretty excellent DVD interview by Michael Mendosa with Dr. James W. Prescott, Ph.D on the Origins of Love and Violence. There is a whole series of these, but see the one on Sensory Deprivation. It is very incisive and describes what are wholesome *mammalian* behaviors before and at birth. There are clips of what happens to chimps--violent behaviors--with particular types of deprivation and how severing three nerves in the back of their necks makes them docile as can be. Also read the Continuum Concept by anthropologist Jean Liedloff. She lives among a matriarchal South American tribe whose babies take off walking and socializing after one year.
   The two pieces of research kinda read the same. Women need control of their birthing process,not doctors--on your back is very dysfunctional, un-mammalian and unnatural! Carry babies on the skin for a year for attachment/bonding and social development. Movement is a key factor in neurological development of infants.
   I wanna put in my 50 cents worth here. You gotta treat women better or her stress goes right into her child's chemistry. We should be paying Moms to carry, bear, and raise kids. That would be respect. It's no teacup. And if you feel you are more important than that process, DO NOT BEAR CHILDREN, period.

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3. 3. TonyTrenton 03:05 AM 2/13/13

   Today Western women have the choice of whether to get pregnant or not.
   
   Their choice, their responsibility for the suffering of their offspring !
   
   Having 'babies' just to satisfy your own feelings. Is the most selfish act possible.
   
   Bringing another life into the world is NOT a RIGHT, but an enormous responsibility.
   
   
   
   

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4. 4. paledin in reply to TonyTrenton 03:29 PM 2/17/13

   Tony, the tone of your reply does not offer me a sense that you have concern either for the children or the women involved. The strong sense of blame in your post gives me the sense you are struggling instead with your rapport with women and the power involved. I know for me, working out my rapport with women has involved many different experiences including heartache and feeling bullied.
   
   I'll wish you the best with your journey and hope for your sake and all of us that you can get some perspective instead of posting messages that you'll just regret one day.
   
   All the best,
   
   Paledin
   
   

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5. 5. sgroenen 01:24 PM 2/23/13

   As an Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) clinician, I believe that EMDR is the most effective trauma resolution method for adults and children. It deserves more research

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